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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were supposed to shelter until hospitals weren’t overwhelmed. Hospitals are empty. Then the surge was coming. Never came. Then the models predicted devastation. All the models were wrong. We’ve passed the point of common sense. [/quote]

Certainly we saved lives by doing the lockdown, but yes — you’re right.

As I’ve posted before, the hospitals in MD have not been overwhelmed, with the exception of Holy Cross Silver Spring and White Oak.

Hogan’s team has been touting today that hospitalizations in the state are at their lowest levels in 3 weeks. Elrich and Gayles need to publish MoCo hospitalization numbers, to justify why we need a continued lockdown, amid all of that.

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Whatever we have, it's not a lockdown. It's not anywhere close to a lockdown. It's basically a voluntary please-stay-at-home request with schools and some businesses closed.[/quote]

Oh really? It seems like about 50 percent of restaurants are closed (and obviously the ones that are open are open for takeout and delivery only). And then [b]literally every non essential business is closed[/b]. How is that "some"? Playgrounds are also still closed. [/quote]

OK, so half of the restaurants are closed. And the stores that don't somehow fit into the very broad definition of "essential" are closed. And public playgrounds are wrapped in caution tape and/or construction fencing. That makes it a lockdown? Not in my definition of the word.[/quote]

Right. State parks are open. In other counties, retail stores can open with limited capacity. Even in MoCo, outdoor sports are allowed. So really, we don’t have a stay at home order in place in practice. [/quote]

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